Label-holder.



. CLARKE.

L.HOLDER.

APP FILED Aus. l. 191s.

. 1,286,943. Patented Dec. 10, 1918..

2 SHEEISTSHEET 1- T. l. CLARKE.

LABEL HOLDER.

APPucATloN FILED AUG. l. 191s.

1,286,943. Patented Dec. 10, 1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

THOMAS J. CLARKE, or JAMEsrowN, NEW YORK.

LABEL-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 10, 1918.

Application led August 1, 1918. Y Serial N o. 247,819.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, THoMAs J. CLARKE, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of Jamestown, in the county of Chautauqua and Stateof New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Label-Holders, of which the following, takenin connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specication.

The invention relates to cabinets or receptacles for labels such as are commonly used by druggists and others, the present construction being a continuation of the label holding cabinet construction shown in my Patents Nos. 1,065,112 and 1,065,293, bearing date June 17th, 1913; and the object of the improvement is to provide a simple construction which is adaptable to sheet metal in which the labels are held in inclosing adjustable guides within the drawer or compartment, being pressed against the front end and a roller across the front end of said guide by a spring plunger; and the invenf tion consists in the novel features and combinations hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a multiple drawer label cabinet having the improved construction.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one end of a drawer showing the labels `.in position within the hooded guide for said labels.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view at line X X in Fig. 2, showing the combination and arrangement of the parts with the labels in position therein.

Fig. 4 is ak perspective view of a corner of the label holding receptacle with the hooded guide and the drawer in section, a portion of the guide and drawer being broken away, and showing the guide rod for the presser plate and hooded guide; andv Fig. 5v is a lengthwise sectional view of a portion of the drawer with guides therein. showing the arrangement of the same.

Fig. 6 is an elevation of the roller inthe ger or presser plate for holding the labels in Y position and a pressing them against the drawer end and roller.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the hood or a perspective view of the keyhole slot in the back plate of the guide, into which the rear end of the presser plate rod is inserted.

Fig.V 12 is a front elevation of a single label holding receptacle.

Like numerals of reference refer to corresponding parts in the several views.

The numeral 10 designatesV the case or cabinet which is preferably Vmade of sheetJ metal, although any other suitable material might be used and not depart from my inventlon. p

The numeral 11 designates the drawer of a multiple label cabinet, which drawer is of suitableV size and hasrthe upper portion of the front end open, a closure strip 12 for the lower portion of the frontend Vbeing attached firmly to the bottom and lateral sides of the drawer, against which strip the lower portion of the labels 13 are pressed.

The labels 13 are held in place in the drawer 11 and guided by means of a guide plate or hooded channel piece 14 which is pivotally hinged on a rod 15 extending through the rear portion of the drawer r11. The rear end 16 of the hood 14 is formed at a forward incline so that the front end of the hood 14 may be raised to permit the insertion of the labels 13, and the rod 15 preferably extends throughthe lower portion or point 17 of the rear end of the hood 14. The rear end of the hood 14 is closed and a lug 14 integral with the .closure plate for the rear end of the-hood 14 extends down into a groove 23 and has a keyhole slot 25'therein lengthwise of the lug 14 for a purpose khereinafter set forth.

The lower edges of the hood 14 preferably incline upward toward the front end from the points 17 so as to -work freely above the partial closurey strip 12 for the front end ofthe drawer 11 and provide inclosing sides for the ends of the labels 13. A linger notch 18 is provided in the frontend of the hood 14 to permit access to the first label in withdrawing the same. VA roller 19 is journaled in the Y punched Vopenings 20 in the sheet metal sides of the hoodV 14. This construction provides a simple and durable bearing for the journals of the roller. f

The labels 13 are pressed against the front Vend 12'and the roller 19 by means of a spring vided.

21 mounted on a rod 22, which rod is placed in a groove 23 in the bottom of the drawer 11 extending from front to rear of said drawer. The guide rod 22 has an annular groove 24 near its rear end for the insertion of said rear end of the guide rod into the keyhole slot 25 in the lug 14 of the hooded guide 14, the grooved end 24 fitting within the slotted portion of the keyhole slot 25 and firmly Vholding the rear end of the rod 22.

A presser `plate 26 is provided which is of sufficient size to press against the rear side of the labels 13 and fit. within the hood 14. The plate 26has a downward projection 27 andthe rod 22 is slidably mounted within and extends through the tube 28 and plate 26. rPhe coil spring 21 extends between the lug 14 of the guide 14 and the presser plate 26 passing over the tube 28, thereby giving a spring pressure to` both the presser plate 26 and the hinged hooded guide 14 as its front end rests upon the front labels 13, since the pressure of the coil spring 21 is against the lug 14 at its rear end, and the backward pressure on the lug 14 would obviously give a downward pressure on the front end of the pivotally mounted guide 14.

Theassembly of the parts is simple. The hoods or guides 14 are provided in the drawer 11 according to the size desired for the labels so as to fit freely over the same, the spring pressure of the sheet metal hood 14 holding the front labels down in place. For this purpose the top of the hood 14 is preferably inclined at a downward angle toward the front labels so as to press upon said front labels and hold them in place and so that only the label withdrawn will be displaced.

The hood or hoods 14 are pivotally mounted in the single or multiple drawer by inserting the rod 15 through holes in the drawer sides and through holes in the points 17 of the hoods 14. In a long drawer one or more central partitions 29 may be provided to hold the rod 15 firmly in line so that the hooded guides 14 for the labels will be firmly held in line when they are hinged thereon.

Any suitable sheet metal plate construction may be used in the construction of the drawer 11 but provision should be made in the attachment of the bottom of the drawer' 11 so that room for the grooves 23 is pro- The grooves 23 are preferably bent in the drawer bottom before the attachment of the same to the drawer.

The rods 22 are inserted in the keyhole slots 25, the annular groove 24 permitting the rod to slip downward in the slot and engage the lug 14 insaid groove 24. The

coil spring 21 is then slipped Vonto the rod 22 and the presser plate 26 follows the spring ,21, after which the front end of the rod 22 may be dropped into the groove 23, the lower edges of the plate 26 resting upon the bottom plate of the drawer 11 each side of the groove 23.

1t is now obvious that the hood 14 may be raised and the labels 13 inserted beneath the same, the presser plate 26 being pressed back suiiiciently to permit the insertion of the pack of labels in the front portion of the hood 14 and drawer, after which the hood 14 is dropped onto the labels thereby confining and guiding them with the presser plate 26 pressing them against the front end 12 and the roller 19.

The finger notch 18 provides a convenient opening through which the front labels may be easily reached and withdrawn one by one, and the spring pressure of the guide 14 on the tops of the front labels holds said labels firmly in line so that they may be withdrawn a label at a time separating perfectly from the" adjacent label as they are drawn over the roller 19.

1t is apparent that the keyhole slot 25 might be made in the rear plate of the drawer 11 and the gravity pressure or weight of the hood 14 would serve a fairly good purpose in holding the labels in line but the spring pressure on the hooded guide is preferred since it insures the degree of pressure needed to hold the labels rmly in place.

1 claim as new l. A label holder comprising a receptacle having an open front to extract labels there- 100 through, the bottom of said receptacle having a groove from front to rear thereof, a presser plate having a lug extending into said groove, a hooded cover for the labels -havin a lu extendin into said roove a g g g 7 u rod supported on said gs, and a spring on said rod between said lugs to give a resilient pressure on the labels by both said'presser plate and said hooded cover.

2; A label holder comprising a receptacle 11o having an opening across the upper portion of its front end, a groove in the bottom of said receptacle extending from front to rear thereof, a rod in said groove, a guide plate hinged in said receptacle, a lug on said guide plate extending down into said groove around said rod, said guide plate extending over the labels and having downwardly extending sides to hold the labels in line, a presser plate having a lug extending into said groove around said rod resting against the rear side of the labels, and a spring on said rod in said groove between said lugs .on said presser plate and guide plate to into said groove and having a keyhole slot therein, a rod having an annular groove around one end for insertion in said keyhole slot and extending near the front end of said groove and. inserted through said tube and presser plate, and a coil spring on said' rod extending from said presser plate to said lug on said hinged guide plate to give resilient pressure to both said plates to press said plates on said labels.

4;. A label holder comprising a receptacle having an opening across its front end, a strip across the lower portion of said front to receive the lower edge of the labels thereagainst, the bottom of said receptacle having a groove extending from front to rear of its central portion, a presser plate for the rear side of the labels having a lug extending into said groove and a tube on said lug, a hooded guide plate having a top to rest on the front labels and sides to hold the labels therein, a vrod extending through the rear portion of the sides of said hooded guide plate and supported in said receptacle to pivotally support said hooded guide late a roller revolulbly mounted across the iront end of said hooded lguide plate in the sides thereof a spaced distance beneath the top thereof to withdraw the labels thereover, a lug on said hooded guide plate extending into said groove and having a keyhole slot therein, a rod having an annular groove a spaced distance from one end for insertion in said keyhole slot, said rod. extending through the tube in said presser plate, and a coil spring on said rod between said presser plate and hooded guide plate in said groove to give a resilient pressure to both of said plates.

`In testimony whereof I have aiiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS J. CLARKE. Witnesses:

H, A. SANDBERG, IvAR E. NORDSTROM.

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